Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper No. 98 - An Updated Weighting Strategy for the Monitoring the Future Panel Study

Oct 15, 2026

An Updated Weighting Strategy for the Monitoring the Future Panel Study (Occasional Paper No. 98) presents an updated approach for weighting a longitudinal panel used in Monitoring the Future. It is authored by researchers from the University of Michigan and explains the study’s context, panel selection, and motivations for revising the weighting strategy. The paper details how data collection and manuscript preparation were supported by research grants and clarifies that sponsors had no role in key scientific decisions.

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Executive Summary

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Panel selection

Motivation for updating the panel weighting strategy

The current study

AN UPDATED WEIGHTING STRATEGY FOR THE MONITORING THE FUTURE PANEL STUDY MONITORING THE FUTURE OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 98 Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health Megan E. Patrick Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath Patricia Berglund Yuk C. Pang Steven G. Heeringa Yajuan Si An Updated Weighting Strategy for the Monitoring the Future Panel Study Megan E. Patrick, PhD1,* Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, MSA1 Patricia Berglund, MBA1 Yuk C. Pang, PhD1 Steven G. Heeringa, PhD1 Yajuan Si, PhD1 1Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI *Corresponding author: Megan E. Patrick, PhD., University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, 426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, [Michigan 48106-1248. meganpat@umich.edu](Michigan 48106-1248. meganpat@umich.edu) Data collection and manuscript preparation were supported research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA001411 and R01DA016575) . The study sponsors had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing of the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the study sponsor. Public Domain Notice All materials appearing in this volume are in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied, whether in print or in non-print media including derivatives, in any reasonable manner, without permission from the authors. If you plan to modify the material, please indicate that changes were made and contact MTF at [mtfinformation@umich.edu](mtfinformation@umich.edu) for verification of accuracy. [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Recommended Citation Patrick, M. E., Terry-McElrath, Y. M., Berglund, P., Pang, Y. C., Heeringa, S. G., & Si, Y.(2022) . An Updated Weighting Strategyfor the Monitoring the Future Panel Study. Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper No. 98. University of Michigan Institute for Social Research: Ann Arbor, MI. doi:10 . 7826/ISR-UM.06.585140.002.08.0001.2022 [MonitoringtheFuture.org @ysi_news](MonitoringtheFuture.org @ysi_news) [MTFinformation@umich.edu](MTFinformation@umich.edu) An Updated Weighting Strategy for the Monitoring the Future Panel Study Executive Summary Acknowledgments Introduction Panel selection 2 Motivation for updating the panel weighting strategy The current study

FAQs

What is the purpose of this paper?

It introduces an updated weighting strategy for the Monitoring the Future panel study, aimed at improving how the panel data are weighted for analysis.

Who are the authors and affiliated institutions?

The paper is authored by Megan E. Patrick, Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, Patricia Berglund, Yuk C. Pang, Steven G. Heeringa, and Yajuan Si, with affiliations including the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Why was the panel weighting strategy updated?

The document includes a section on the motivation for updating the panel weighting strategy, indicating the need to revise the current approach for the study’s ongoing work.

Oct 15, 2026

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